Wyoming girls battle growing pains

10:44 AM,
Dec. 13, 2012

Junior Katie Sena goes up for a layup against Deer Park's Sarah Donahue during Wyoming's 36-22 victory Dec. 8. The Cowboys were led offensively by freshman Ashli Oneal's nine points and sophomore Emily Wadds' eight. The victory was new head coach Gerry Lackey's first with Wyoming after 369 with Mason and Mount Notre Dame.

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Gerry Lackey's 370th career win was his first as head coach of the Wyoming girls basketball team. With a young squad of Cowboys, the Dec. 8 victory over Deer Park might have been one of his more gratifying triumphs.

"It was good for the girls who come out and work real hard and haven't had a whole lot of success," Lackey said. "It's always nice to get that first win."

Prior to coaching the Cowboys, the Wyoming resident had 90 wins at Mount Notre Dame and another 279 at Mason. In 2000, he coached the Lady Comets to the state Division I title. ...